Kurt Hofmann Archive

A former paratrooper, Kurt Hofmann was paralyzed in a car accident in 2002. The helplessness inherent to confinement to a wheelchair prompted him to explore armed self-defense, only to discover that Illinois denies that right, inspiring him to become active in gun rights advocacy. He also writes the St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner column.

Obama's "Greatest Frustration" May Be America's SalvationHe has seen fit to take out his "frustrations" on some of the most vulnerable Americans--the elderly and disabled. Now he wants them disarmed and defenseless, too. Oddly, he didn't get around to explaining which mass shootings have been carried out by Social Security beneficiaries
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The Second Amendment Isn't for PlayingSome variation of the words "for sporting purposes" can be found repeated over and over again in the interminable list of "gun control" laws burdening the American people. It should be changed by a bill H.R. 2710 to - "Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act,"
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Will Pope Francis Disarm His Guards?Pope Francis, speaking recently in Turin, said - "those who manufacture weapons, or who invest in the manufacture of them, are "hypocrites" if they claim to be Christian. " This sort of begs the question as to whether he would be willing to have his guard disarmed!
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Gun Owners Cannot Count on Courts to Right "Gun Control" WrongsThe court, without explanation, announced that it will not hear an appeal to a lower court ruling that upheld two of San Francisco's extremely restrictive gun laws. Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia stated that they would have heard the case, but they were voted down. It is truly disturbing that apparently only two of nine Justices were willing to hear the case
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Garland, TX and the Right that Defends All OthersA look at the effective neutralizing of two armed attackers at what was essentially a First Amendment function, even if considered by some to be inflamatory. The bottom line is, it is fair to say that the 1A and 2A are in a sense mutually inclusive. One helps the other, with the 2A being paramount.
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Netanyahu Talks a Good Game About Independence and Self-Defense, But . . .According to the Jerusalem Post, Netanyahu said that "the meaning of independence in my eyes is the ability to defend yourself." Sadly, although a superficially encouraging statement, this was referring in essence to Israel's ability to defend itself -- but without any noticeable effort on his part to reform Israel's very restrictive gun laws.
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Congress Conspires with ATF to Expand "Sporting Purposes" BansAn apparent conspiracy exists with a "bipartisan" cabal of Congress members, as willing, active participants--to expand the BATFE's power to ban arms that are too good at the deadly serious work of preserving life and liberty, and not good enough for playing around (article withdrawn)
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Not All Anti-Gunners Willing to Wait for Slippery SlopeEvery new restrictive gun law enacted becomes the beachhead from which the next infringement on 'that which shall not be infringed' is launched -- the proverbial "slippery slope" in action. But, the gun ban zealots want their gun bans now without any such subterfuge
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The "Moderate Gun Control" Group Really Exists!Over the years, gun rights advocates have seen a number of attempts to push "gun control" (more accurately described as "forcible citizen disarmament") by stealth. Advocates of more restrictive gun regulation formed new groups, ostensibly more "moderate" than the well-known "gun control" groups
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Palmer v. D.C.Much has been written, and with good reason, about a federal court decision finding Washington D.C.'s outright ban of the carrying of defensive firearms in the city, whether openly or concealed, to be unconstitutional
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The Hatemongers of the "Gun Control" MovementRhode Island State Senator Josh Miller (D-District 28), like many other "gun control" zealots, has difficulty with anger management. Miller demonstrated this starkly, and rather profanely at the Rhode Island State House
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